German is pretty strong in the "Bible Belt" of Southern Manitoba which stretches through the small towns of Steinbach, Morden and Winkler (population about 10,000 each) and the nearby countryside. The mostly Low German speakers include traditional Mennonites, recent Mennonite returnees from the Paraguay/Mexico emigrations of the early 20th century, recent German immigrants from Europe sponsored by the thriving local manufacturing industry, and Hutterites (basically Amish people who believe in machinery) living on their own colonies.

The big-city Mennonites of Winnipeg basically live and work in English, but in industries they dominate such as furniture manufacturing, windows and doors etc, many of the maintenance mechanics are drawn from the German-speaking small-town Bible Belt population.